what is mean by socket
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Socket is any hollow that receives something inserted. For example ball and socket joint.
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Socket is a combination of the Internet Protocol Address (IP) and Port address(assign by the operating system).
Explanation:
- Socket can be used for connection-oriented transactions.
- In computer applications, it has their own processes, to communicate between two applications over a network which require socket.
- Just like IP, socket also has a unique value in the network.
- Some of the prominent protocols like SMTP, FTP uses the socket for connection establishment between the client and server before exchanging of data between them.
Four types of sockets are as follows:
- Stream Socket.
- Datagram Socket.
- Raw socket.
- Sequence Packet Socket.
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Protocol used for connectionless socket programming:
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